
What was intended to be a night of celebration at the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner (WHCD) at the Washington Hilton descended into pandemonium after a gunman breached security in an attempted assassination of US President Donald Trump and members of his cabinet.
The Secret Service rushed high-profile figures to safety and apprehended the suspect, 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, armed with a shotgun, a handgun, and an array of knives. Allen has since been charged with the attempted assassination of the President, along with the interstate transportation of firearms with intent to commit a felony.